CARY CARES

Registered charity 1196363 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

We support residents and organisations local to the parishes of Castle Cary and Ansford through the provision of food, essentials and grants, both material and monetary, in order to offset financial hardship and emotional distress.

Objects

TO RELIEVE, EITHER GENERALLY OR INDIVIDUALLY, PERSONS RESIDENT IN THE PARISHES OF CASTLE CARY AND ANSFORD, WHO ARE IN CONDITIONS OF NEED, HARDSHIP, OR DISTRESS, BY MAKING GRANTS OF MONEY OR PROVIDING OR PAYING FOR ITEMS, SERVICES, OR FACILITIES, CALCULATED TO REDUCE THE NEED, HARDSHIP OR DISTRESS OF SUCH PERSONS OR GROUPS, OR TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATIONAL OR RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES OF SUCH PERSONS OR GROUPS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC.

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · website · Get email alerts

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Policies the charity declares

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• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Investment
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Trustees · trustee networks

• Stephen John Bakerchair
• DAVID KNIGHT
• David Goodenough
• Denise Cater
• Dr Richard Needle
• GEOFFREY WOOLSTON
• MARK HUTTON
• ROSEMARY ANN RYMER · trustee of 1 other charity
• SUSAN MCKENZIE
• Sara Shepherd

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Somerset

Income and spending

Government & lottery funding

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